Khera, Maya LK and Harvey, Annelie J and Callan, Mitchell J (2014) Beliefs in a Just World, Subjective Well-Being and Attitudes Towards Refugees Among Refugee Workers. Social Justice Research, 27 (4). pp. 432-443. DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s11211-014-0220-8
Khera, Maya LK and Harvey, Annelie J and Callan, Mitchell J (2014) Beliefs in a Just World, Subjective Well-Being and Attitudes Towards Refugees Among Refugee Workers. Social Justice Research, 27 (4). pp. 432-443. DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s11211-014-0220-8
Khera, Maya LK and Harvey, Annelie J and Callan, Mitchell J (2014) Beliefs in a Just World, Subjective Well-Being and Attitudes Towards Refugees Among Refugee Workers. Social Justice Research, 27 (4). pp. 432-443. DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s11211-014-0220-8
Abstract
Previous research has shown that the belief that the world is fair to the self (BJW-self) is positively related to indices of subjective well-being, whereas the belief that the world is fair to others (BJW-others) is positively related to harsher social attitudes. The present study aims to investigate the relation between these two forms of beliefs in a just world and the subjective well-being and social attitudes of people working with refugees. A sample of 253 refugee workers completed measures of BJW-others, BJW-self, perceived stress, life satisfaction, attitudes towards refugees and empathy for refugees. We found that refugee workers with stronger BJW-self reported experiencing less stress and more life satisfaction. Stronger BJW-others, however, predicted harsher attitudes towards refugees while controlling for BJW-self. These findings highlight the important function that justice beliefs play in the subjective well-being and social attitudes of refugee workers.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | Just world beliefs; Victim derogation; Subjective well-being; Refugee workers |
Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology |
Divisions: | Faculty of Science and Health Faculty of Science and Health > Psychology, Department of |
SWORD Depositor: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Date Deposited: | 04 Feb 2015 11:39 |
Last Modified: | 16 May 2024 16:19 |
URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/12576 |